The Genius Way Maresca Rescued The Game | Tactical Analysis : Chelsea 4 - 3 Spurs

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True talk

[@YoJimBo2553]

Agreed

[@adamrowley3829]

A lot of people are missing the intention behind the gusto sub. Caicedo himself wasn't the issue at right back, it was badiashile playing in an uncomfortable role. He was the press trigger because spurs knew he cant play passes accurately on his right foot and he's slow to adjust the ball to play them on his stronger left. Gusto playing right centreback isn't normal as hed be the one to play cucurellas role on the right side normally, and this shows marescas intent as badiashile moved to left-centreback and colwill centre-centreback. That gives him bonus points for me because it was a game specific change based on an unknown variable before the match and it worked

[@HayKay_]

Chelsea currently have 2 CBs, Colwill and Fofana. The remaining CBs will keep one praying each time they get the ball. Chelsea needs to get a dominant CB in January that can pair with Colwill in Fofana’s absence.

[@K41Z3RR]

Not really. Badiashile can make great passes with his right foot. He is poorly adapted to the right side in terms of receiving and handling the ball, and therefore in terms of decision making.

[@shaunbuchanan9070]

💯 that was an error of judgement that could have costed us the game. He made positional errors and over committee in screening attacking players in stead of being goal side. But the problem with inverted full backs we are vulnerable to flank attacks and why we concede so much goal in transition and playing out from the back. It was are superior individual quality and midfield dominance that gave us the edge. But if we are to win trophies. We need greater tactical control and defensive stability.

[@shaunbuchanan9070]

​@HayKay_ Tosin can do this job! He should be first charge when there are injuries. Then Diaisi.

[@K41Z3RR]

@@shaunbuchanan9070 Chelsea need a good central defender who can deal with the flank threat if necessary. Fofana is like that, but he is prone to injuries. Anselmino is probably young, Acheampong too. But you never know 100%.

[@tawedzerwazhou9951]

I’d give Maresca an 8/10 he knew that on the break Johnson and Werner aren’t dangerous until they get to the box and by then the shape would’ve recovered

[@canjier8353]

7,5 and 5,5 would be be my rating

[@sensabile]

It hardly takes a genius to spot that Johnson and Werner are extremely limited. Maresca basically "knew" that he had better players all over the pitch. Ange "knew" this too. The only thing that made it into a contest was Spurs' insane intensity. Unfortunately Bissouma and Sarr took it too far!

[@shottskies]

@@sensabilethe only thing that made this a contest at all was that cucurella had two horrific slips in dangerous areas.

[@sensabile]

@shottskies You're welcome to your opinion but the xg from those two slips was insignificant compared to two penalties. Excluding the goals/shots from silly and avoidable errors (ie the slips and the two penalties) then Spurs' xg of 2.75 looks even better compared to Chelsea's 1.29! Also, without the high press those slips don't matter or probably don't even happen. In any case, I'm not disputing that Chelsea were the better team and deserved to win overall, because I think Maresca made great use of the resources available to him; but I think Ange deserves more credit for making it competitive, and at least if you look at the xg stats then a draw should've been the mostly likely outcome.

[@sensabile]

@shottskies now I'm waiting for you to say those penalties were only given away because of Chelsea pressure 😜

[@MolloyDadda247Luke]

Chelsea are fortunate to have players with the versatility to excel in multiple roles. Caicedo and Cucurella, in particular, are key to making the system work, thanks to their flexibility and ability to perform both as fullbacks and in midfield.

[@RasenRendanX]

Fortunate? This is down to good recruitment and scouring. There's no luck in signing a player. That's the job of a scout to find players that fits the role

[@lehlohonolonolo3215]

Chelsea has always dominated in midfield and defenders who are multi-role we thank the regime of the Russian owner. Remember Ramires what position couldn’t he play and how many goals did he score!!!

[@owengoldberg7253]

this mirrors his decisions at leicester, where he brought hamza choudhury into invewrted right back, but left so many gaps at right back in transition. sticking to pereira after as he gave alot more stability. i think against weaker teams we will see caicedo there again

[@hugoignacio9520]

The tactical change wasnt about Caicedo, the issue was Badiashile who isnt good enough as a left centre back and is even worse as right centre back, thats why gusto was a better option and Colwill changed sides with Badiashile

[@HayKay_]

⁠@@hugoignacio9520 oh Badiashile 🥱. All I can say is that Chelsea needs to get a dominant CB in January that can pair with Colwill in Fofana’s absence.

[@Rubens909]

🚨✍🏽 Maresca is a genius, but he is human. He corrected some mistakes, and was sovereign with that, this game made it obvious where Chelsea must improve, the important thing is that Chelsea is back, and hungry.

[@lejpng]

A very good ball playing keeper that can command his box and a backup to Fofana or maybe first choice... wait they actually have Trev Chalobah.

[@Exodus_Gaming7]

Defence and GK

[@HayKay_]

@@lejpngyeah, Chalobah would have been ideal but the board sent him on loan to keep ex-Monaco boyz.

[@theqaz1828]

As a Chelsea fan, I am very pleased with our progress this season. But I do think it's kind of funny how teams keep insisting on playing a high-line against us when attacking transitions seems to be the best part of our game (at least in an offensive sense)

[@buka.a]

Badiashile starts the full game and we concede 3 goals for the first time this season. Just shows how important Fofana is to the team.

[@HayKay_]

I always pray each time he gets the ball. Press him a little and he’s looses composure. Same with Disasi.

[@daleviker5884]

Cucurella starts the game with the wrong footwear, slips twice and we concede two goals. Just shows how important correct footwear is to all players. The hate on Badiashile is ridiculous. He played on the right in the first half and both goals came from the left. He played on the left in the second half and the goal came from the right. Badiashile is just a convenient scapegoat because no one wants to ever criticize an academy player. It was Colwill that had a real bad day, but he's 21 and is still learning every week.

[@amirudinaniq5621]

well the first 2 conceded goals was cucu's fault. couldnt do anything with it

[@nasriqshah5984]

@@amirudinaniq5621 cucu was slipped, and yes thats it. But colwill somehow has enough space and time to block solanke, obviously

[@RasenRendanX]

We gonna blame badia for Levi letting solanke step in front of him for the first goal?

[@ruderakshakarwa6333]

Chelsea's big weakness is the backline. Something has to be done about the GK as well.

[@different_breed001]

Can we have a tactical analysis of Barcelona's recent game vs Betis please, at least as a newsletter?? I felt Pellegrini did a fantastic job especially in the second half and funnily enough Betis had 0 offside the entire game😮 and they missed couple of big chances as well with total xG>3 too.

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You are right

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Betis? You clown. That's the equivalent of Chelsea Vs Swansea Shat ap

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@@seasonedbeefs 😂😂 Keep crying Barcelona fan

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@Greyhound32 I am not a Barca fan at all. Banging on your lady though

[@agarechristopher8117]

Bro you are greatvat tactical analysis, i just love the video from beginning to end. You are good, really good. Well done.

[@Futballislife27]

Romero trust van de ven to recover from Jackson runs that why he tries to mark Enzo but as he left it became easier because Dragusin wasn’t closing them down enough

[@deusex17kkfkdklsl19]

The gk is the problem but on attacking side Chelsea is dangerous asf

[@eroq3.143]

You honestly give the best breakdown of game strategies on youtube. Thank you

[@KamoreVilla]

Cucurellas slips were not caused by the pressure lol😂❌

[@philipjoel4407]

The comment I was looking for. They were cause by his boots

[@attaahselase1003]

It's caused by the boots, ture but it's also obvious he slipped only when there was pressure on him by the opponent whiles he had the ball

[@mohamuddubowahmed2744]

Maresca is cooking something dangerous

[@tomfurstyfield]

It did help that not just Bissouma that was dragged around by Palmer, they all tended to drift to his side of the pitch because they were wary of him

[@sc-fj2ds]

It's amazing how a different system can make or break a player. I'll be the first to admit I wrote off Enzo last year. He looks 100 times better this year. The chemistry of the team is great. Everyone is smiling and laughing - even when nicking other people's goals.

[@luke_will_taylor]

The difference between this game and the Liverpool game is that Sancho and Enzo improved their game and capitalized on the space Palmer created for them

[@Chrisfooo]

That's way supers is severed in this season, Tottenham is play a tactics provide a show games but this tactics don't give them winning

[@amazonianstories]

Ange tactics were spot on until his two better centre backs were out Chelsea scored their goals when Micky and Romero were gone it was written on the wall the moment Romero exit first then Micky followed... because if Romero was playing there was no way he would have let Sancho shoot he always covers Porro defensive frailties but Radu didn't step out of the defensive line like how Romero does it for Tottenham when he sense no one is closing down the opposition in possession it's a natural instinct Virgil does it for Liverpool too when he sense his team mates are sleeping he always breaks the defensive line to close down the opposition in possession a high risk he always takes when they are in trouble Radu didn't even sense that he assumed Porro would take care of Sancho or Bissouma would have closed him down when Sancho was drifting towards the right side of the goal but Bissouma didn't and it was a goal same Bissouma that was constantly giving the ball away to Chelsea gave a penalty lots of Tottenham fans were suggesting Bissouma was one blip away from costing the team that the manager could have taken him off but who should have taken his place since Rodrigo is suspended for 7 matches the best guess is Archie Gray who eventually came on to play as a CB for Micky As a neutral i think the game could have been a draw had Tottenham not been naive with their sloppy challenges also Tottenham were thin with personnel . it's a good win for Chelsea but if i were them i wouldn't be that confident beating Tottenham... Chelsea concedes lots of goals They need to fix that issue because against a non depleted opponents it could be a tough game Because they will keep adding more and more from the bench until they score Chelsea Tottenham didn't have that opportunity when they conceded the 3 goal

[@preethamhazard]

@@amazonianstories Only Romero was subbed off at 15 min mark, while Micky was subbed off at the 79 min. So you are wrong to begin with when you say "Ange tactics were spot on until his two better centre backs were out, Chelsea scored their goals". And Spurs wouldn't have scored 2 goals in 10 mins without Cucurella slipping, because Chelsea were in possession. Both team had chances like Son missing a sitter, and Palmer fluffing his shot for a tap in, but overall Chelsea controlled the game and deserved to win, not to forget that they had a left sided CB Badiashile playing in the RCB role since Fofana was injured.

[@VedantYawalkar]

Great analysis 🫡

[@polyinhoe]

I would really love to see Micky Van de Ven play for Chelsea. He has so much potential to be the best and to be honest he will fit in perfectly with Enzo Maresca's tactical game play. He is young, physically strong and has plenty of pace and energy to play fast flowing football. Chelsea's youthful squad can covers a lot of ground, more than average players going into their mid 20's and 30's, and Micky can do the same. But I'm afraid he's going to throw away his career playing for Spurs until his 30's.

[@flyaway6671]

They would NEVER sell to Chelsea lol

[@polyinhoe]

@flyaway6671 LOL big offers will come for him in future. Whether it is from Chelsea or other bigger clubs. When the time comes..He will eventually choose to play to win some trophies. It's such a shame if he won't take his chances and leave Spurs.

[@valentineonyemeziri9396]

I love your video. The production is neat

[@cooambi]

cucus slips were an equipment error rather than spurs press, also id give enzo an 8 and ange a 4,5, didnt impress me much at all

[@Poussyeater-w5e]

Chelsea looking like silent assassins this season; that might be their main strength

[@YandMgamingden]

Tell me one good in form team that our silent assassins beat. Still we are not tested properly.

[@Poussyeater-w5e]

@YandMgamingden well I reckon they wouldn't crumble against the likes of Arsenal, City or Liverpool much like they did in previous years

[@msdm83]

Postecoglou can't be an elite manager if he's unwilling to adapt. Chelsea were breaking the front press pretty easily and the didn't adjust to the space Chelsea were getting in attacking midfield.

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Well explained best tactical analysis channel ever love the way he explains just wonderfull ❤

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Hi, can you please tell me where i can watch pl matches from different angles like you, which football streaming platforms offer a variety of point of views, i would like to analayse games like you please can you tell me

[@man_uel22]

Cucu slip was not from the press It was the boots

[@iankwemoi3609]

Now kindly do one of Maresca tactics this season

[@tobyladeoghenetega4793]

Please could you make a video on whats wrong with artetas tactics currently

[@federicochiesa4563]

Subing on gusto and caicedo moving permanently in midfield was genius

[@nooralnoor]

Its fun to watch chelsea play

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Show us Arne slot tactics

[@tolikamannazarov8756]

amazing video, thanks

[@yasuotop1348]

Nice vid! ⚡️

[@JaredMoss]

Interesting how all teams end up playing in a 3-2-2-3 formation; the only thing that changes is the streak.

[@fersiva1]

Very good breakdown, great work

[@FootballMadeSimple]

Appreciate it!

[@revlmao7525]

those slips shouldnt be counted for as a result of a ''tottenham press''... more so an equipment failure.

[@shottskies]

Finally some reasoned discussion on a match like this. No doubt there will be some butt hurt Ange blind faithers in the comment section triggered because somebody has an alternative reason as to why spurs lost this match other than it was 100% on the players or Daniel Levy 😂😂😂😂. Spurs only went two up because Cucurella had two shocking slips in dangerous areas anyway.

[@nj.chrisss]

You should talk about the Manchester United and Nottingham Forest

[@mostafaasemani4839]

Bissouma is No. 8 bro. :))

[@MosesPsalms]

How did you upload this a month ago. You a genius 😅😂

[@fexow3951]

Sachez needs to get left foot better or go on loan

[@Samuel_mm7]

Ange is a very good tactician, no doubts about that. But he's got the wrong set of players, unfortunately.

[@flashyred9125]

He's stubborn to adapt when it's failing

[@ZackEl-tp8cn]

If not for Cucurella, the match would have ended 1-4 . Maresca was ahead of ange in everywhere in the pitch .

[@BlueAmerican26]

No he is not. He failed to adjust to the simplest tactics. He is stubborn and could of played it out entirely differently. Instead of catering to the players he has, he refused and forced them into a formation that failed.

[@niil0y]

Brilliant.

[@yavinashreddy7650]

Make a video on why Sanchez is being preferred

[@sensabile]

You're right it's about risk/reward but wrong that Ange got it "wrong". Spurs xg (2.90) was higher than Chelsea's (2.83), and Chelsea benefited from penalties (2 x 0.79 = 1.58) given away in low/non xg situations. He has to take all these risks to generate xg because the wingers available are very limited, they are only effective on the break or transition and can't break down teams. Maresca has a billion EUR squad and made EUR200mln worth of subs vs Ange having two teenagers, forced to sub both cbs and play a joke of a pivot because our only decent 6 is suspended. Maresca is a really good manager, but swap the squads and Ange murders Maresca in this game. Ange isn’t limited or naive, his squad is, and that's due to Levy's lack of ambition... and balls.

[@sensabile]

And anyone who says Spurs should've sat back...as far as I can see, you have roughly three choices to deal with Palmer. One is to stop the ball getting to him by pressing the hell out of everyone else (which Ange tried with mixed results), two is to sit back and mark the hell out of Palmer (which other teams have tried, and Spurs sort of forced to do that in the second half, again with mixed or poor results), and a third approach doesn't seem to have been found. He is just ridiculously good at the moment, even without the ball he creates space for everyone else or he can just spoon it into the top corner for a laugh.

[@arkaghosh-l6m]

Make a video of marco silva tactics

[@Truthbetold1988]

Spurs beat themselves by giving away 2 dumb pens lol. Nothing to do with Maresca

[@justaguywhocomments56]

can you make more videos on real madrid games and laliga games in general

[@YusufKiddy]

Come on dude two penalties changed the game completely

[@gro9no]

Maresca's genius was beautifully shown, but let's be honest, if it weren't for 2 stupid penalties in the second half, Chelsea wouldn't have taken the lead. I was more impressed with how Maresca killed the match with his substitutions, there were more fouls, but not only that. This is something that limits Tottenham, they can take the lead but then they make mistakes that cost them points, in Chelsea, if someone makes a mistake, the players have no problem stopping it foul actions. Tactical intelligence. Postecoglu should be more flexible, for now he looks like a guy who cannot adapt to conditions, without a plan B.

[@preethamhazard]

How about Cucurella gifting 2 goals to Spurs by slipping? Spurs wouldn't have score their 2 goals without Cucurella slipping and the last minute goal was only a consolation. Chelsea took the lead but there was only one penalty before that. Son missed a sitter and Palmer fluffed a tap in but overall Chelsea controlled the game and deserved to win

[@gro9no]

@@preethamhazard For me, Cucu's slip was crucial for the first goal, but for the second goal, two players could have done better. Tottenham's pressing was quite good in the first half. Overall, I think the first half was 50/50, in the second half Chelsea were better and the closer to the end, the less they allowed Totteham to do. This match, however, was not a tactical masterpiece, Tottenham could have avoided 2 penalties in unforced situations. Besides, I would like to see how Postecoglu uses his brain and moves the team back to defense when he has a 2-goal advantage.

[@preethamhazard]

@gro9no Okay fair enough. It was not a tactical Masterclass, but when going 2-0 away from home within 10 mins, it was quite a tactical shift after that to get back in the game and control and nullify Spurs

[@gro9no]

@@preethamhazard You know, I respect Chelsea, they played a very good match and were able to reverse the unfavourable result. Maresca is a revelation for me this season. My comment is more about Tottenham being able to play better, or at least give easy penalties to the opponent.

[@preethamhazard]

@@gro9no Okay 👍

[@AK-qg8fc]

If romero stayed on, u wouldve made a video about ange...

[@wisdomnzube4121]

You mean Tottenham won't lose with Romero there?

[@Hentzau.]

If and if and if and if.

[@abirgupti9835]

If spurs weren't spurs , they would win the pl.

[@iankwemoi3609]

I'm a simple man I see a Chelsea analysis video. I like it.

[@patrickcoxfrancis6111]

Genius way? Spurs were good 2-0 lost Their CB and were in disarray from then Chelsea played their same attacking game and took full advantage, no genius about that, Who is this guy?

[@dalyonking]

Sorry, Nothing special here from Maresca. Postecoglu is ridiculously predictable and has no plan B, making spurs easy to get behind, especially once they get tired. He also NEVER CHANGES THE SHAPE. OF TEAM which is why he is out coached most weeks. 19 defeats in his last 40 games..... he is not a good manager and the team is not that good!

[@edikyle-254_okampo]

Two silly penalties cost spurs the game

[@MikHail-j1u]

Only a 7 ?

[@dannypruiz4330]

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[@destycoin4382]

For me with this tactical analysis I think viega will be better partnering colwill since fofana is injured.

[@rijulsharma4453]

Hurray! I am the 1st one to comment.

[@YandMgamingden]

What tactical masterclass. He was dumb to start caicedo against son. Son literally took Chelsea for a ride. He switched at half time cuz he knew it. We are a different team with Gusto. And also, he still is starting with Jackson who literally is so bad at everything especially giving the ball away.

[@afeezamure2884]

Nothing tactical here. Spurs were just horrible

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